WoRMS taxon details
Stylasterias Verrill, 1914
Orthasterias (Stylasterias) Verrill, 1914 · unaccepted
- Species Stylasterias forreri (deLoriol, 1887)
- Species Stylasterias contorta (Perrier, 1881) accepted as Sclerasterias contorta (Perrier, 1881)
- Species Stylasterias neglecta (Perrier, 1891) accepted as Sclerasterias neglecta (Perrier, 1891)
- Species Stylasterias paschae H.L. Clark, 1920 accepted as Astrostole paschae (H.L. Clark, 1920) accepted as Astrostole platei (Meissner, 1896)
- Species Stylasterias reticulatus (H.L. Clark, 1916) accepted as Coronaster reticulatus (H.L. Clark, 1916)
- Species Stylasterias robusta (Ludwig, 1905) accepted as Distolasterias robusta (Ludwig, 1905)
- Species Stylasterias subangulosa Verrill, 1914 accepted as Sclerasterias contorta (Perrier, 1881) (Synonym according to Fisher (1928))
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Verrill, A.E. (1914). Monograph of the shallow-water starfishes of the North Pacific coast from the Arctic Ocean to California. Harriman Alaska series: US National Museum 14: 1-408 pp., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/20755223
page(s): 48 [details]
page(s): 48 [details]
Mah, C.L. (2024). World Asteroidea Database. Stylasterias Verrill, 1914. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=146049 on 2024-11-10
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original description
Verrill, A.E. (1914). Monograph of the shallow-water starfishes of the North Pacific coast from the Arctic Ocean to California. Harriman Alaska series: US National Museum 14: 1-408 pp., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/20755223
page(s): 48 [details]
original description (of Orthasterias (Stylasterias) Verrill, 1914) Verrill A.E. (1882). Notice of the remarkable marine fauna occupying the outer banks off the southern coast of New England, Nº 4. <i>American Journal of Science</i>, (3)23: 216–225., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38921856
page(s): 48 [details]
additional source Fisher, W.K. (1928). Asteroidea of the North Pacific and adjacent waters. Part 2. Forcipulata (part). <em>Bulletin of the United States National Museum.</em> 76: 1-245., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7867456 [details]
page(s): 48 [details]
original description (of Orthasterias (Stylasterias) Verrill, 1914) Verrill A.E. (1882). Notice of the remarkable marine fauna occupying the outer banks off the southern coast of New England, Nº 4. <i>American Journal of Science</i>, (3)23: 216–225., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38921856
page(s): 48 [details]
additional source Fisher, W.K. (1928). Asteroidea of the North Pacific and adjacent waters. Part 2. Forcipulata (part). <em>Bulletin of the United States National Museum.</em> 76: 1-245., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7867456 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
